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THE AFFAIR OF THE NECKLACE
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by David Newman

The Affair of the Necklace is a romantic drama based on the controversial true story of Jeanne De La Motte Valois, a countess whose title was stripped from her by the Royal Family during the late 18th Century. The story of her fight to restore her name and proper place in society is filled with mystery, intrigue and desire, with an infamous diamond necklace at the center of it all.

The Affair of the Necklace stars Hilary Swank, Simon Baker, Adrien Brody, Jonathan Pryce and Christopher Walken and was directed by Charles Shyer (Father of The Bride).

David Newman has composed a lavish and gorgeous period score in the classic tradition of The Age of Innocence. Scored for orchestra and chorus, it is one of the composer's finest work. It's romantic and grand and makes for one of the most captivating soundtracks of the year.

Warner Bros. will open The Affair of The Necklace in limited release on November 30, for Academy consideration before going wide in January.

Catalog #: 302 066 318 2
Release Date: 01/08/02

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I AM SAM
Original Motion Picture Score

Music Composed by John Powell

sean PENN michelle PFEIFFER

I AM SAM is the funny and poignant story of the price a father must pay to ensure his daughter's happiness.

The story begins in a city hospital with the birth of a baby girl. Rejected by her mother, the newborn is sent home with the father, Sam. Sam,diagnosed as mildly retarded and autistic, works for eight dollars an hour at a local coffee shop. Sam’s emotional life flourishes and his little daughter is the center of his universe. Along with a colorful group of friends, Sam is left to care for the baby alone. When Sam finally realizes that Lucy, by age 7, needs a mother, he sets out to find he one.

I AM SAM is a powerful and touching story of one father’s devotion to his daughter. The film is the center of Oscar talk with Penn and Pfeiffer as well as Laura Dern receiving a lot of attention.

The captivating score for i am sam is from one of today’s busiest and most talented composers, John Powell. It's moving and beautiful music which takes a highly original approach to the material.

New Line's film i am sam opens nationwide on December 28 at over 2000 theaters.

Catalog #: 302 066 317 2
Release Date: 01/08/02

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IN THE BEDROOM
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by Thomas Newman

WINNER of the 2001 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for acting, awarded to SISSY SPACEK and TOM WILKINSON.

Matt Fowler (Wilkinson), a doctor practicing in his native Maine, is married to New Yorker Ruth Fowler (Spacek), a choral music teacher. Their lives are simple until their only child, Frank (Nick Stahl), comes home from college for the summer to earn money for graduate school in the fall. Frank becomes the subject of the small town's gossip because of his involvement and love affair with a single mother, Natalie (Marisa Tomei). In the midst of Maine's beautiful but fleeting summer, these characters find themselves deeply entrenched in unimaginable tragedy.

The brilliantly dark score by acclaimed composer Thomas Newman captures the elusive heart of the film, treading lightly while making a powerful impact. Newman’s genius of probing the darker side of life in such films as American Beauty proved invaluable to this highly original motion picture.

Miramax will open In The Bedroom for Academy consideration on November 23, before going wide in January.

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Originally posted by John F:
...and now we have all 3 scores complete and in perfect sound!

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Omen I and III are not complete!

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now we have all 3 scores complete and in perfect sound!

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The Omen is nowhere complete, except for an isolated score on an old laserdisc.

That's the only criticism I have of the Omen Deluxe Editions.

Maybe I should get myself a pair of rose-colored glasses, or something.

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Originally posted by jonathan_little:
I'm just stating the facts.

Maybe I should get myself a pair of rose-colored glasses, or something.

NP: Living Daylights ... and I like it.

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Here is what you said...

"I love how Varese makes a handful of Deluxe" releases and everybody forgets about all those 30minute ones they have given us over the years."

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Originally posted by BMikeJ:
But there are a couple of people on this board who seem to do nothing but complain about soundtrack albums. I don't want to read about that...

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Well... just don't read them.

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Originally posted by John F:

Well, Damien is fantastic- and now we have all 3 scores complete and in perfect sound! The electronics are so pronounced and very cool. Nothing gets my blood pumping like his Runaway Train cue... Though upon listening to the actualy film cues, certain cues do sound better on the original album, like All The Power, it is such a treat to have both versions on one album! A+ on this Varese!
John F

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Originally posted by André Lux:
Thanks professor!

Well, them "one" should not visit public message boards if "one" doesn't want to read things he doesn't want to read...

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Yeah but for some reason I just can't resist the draw of intellect these boards seem to have....

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Originally posted by Mark Olivarez:
Yeah but for some reason I just can't resist the draw of intellect these boards seem to have....

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Awww, thanks Mark. That means a lot.

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Originally posted by Mark Olivarez:

Yeah but for some reason I just can't resist the draw of intellect these boards seem to have....

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Originally posted by BMikeJ:
...Varese has not been able to release longer albums in the past. They're trying to improve that situation now. You should be grateful that some of those albums even came out at all.

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Yes, what they're doing is commendable in many ways. These guys, like most soundtrack producers, have gotten a lot of flack from us (deserved flack, mind you). They've learned and re-learned that the 30 minute CD is a pariah, and they've learned that through bitch-posts like the one above.

Not an easy thing to want to listen to, right or wrong.

And how easy is it to ignore such things? Think Jar-Jar Binks. George Lucas will go down to his grave defending that character. He will hear none of it. But Varese? They've taken it on the chin repeatedly - and they should have, don't get me wrong - but that's how they've gotten this message, and they ARE hearing it. Instead of sputtering the usual "less is more" spin, which actually argues for choosing to limit the released music, they are demonstrating that they are trying to put out as much of it as they can . . . so much so that they're really beyond criticism for the incompleteness of Total Recall and The Omen.

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Originally posted by CF8:
Omen I and III are not complete!

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Hearing the original score for Damien gives me a different perspective of the music much like Jaws when it was released by Decca.

Granted that The Omen is not complete, but what is still missing from The Final Conflict? I don't remember any missing cues right now, though I admit that it's been years since I've seen the picture.[/B]

if I remember correctly:
-a short track when Damien is walking along speaker´s corner where the priest is talking about Armageddon
-a short track when the boy is following the priest